Assessing the trade-offs of various restoration strategies in Ria de Aveiro, Portugal

The domain is characterized by a mosaic of natural wetlands and abandoned agricultural land, in particular abandoned rice fields – which were cultivated from the 1950s to the 1970s. Cultivation practices related to rice growing have significantly modified the environmental conditions, giving rise to the possibility of natural (passive) restoration…

Community-based conservation empowers local people in the management process through partnerships in planning and implementation of conservation projects, with the aim of creating accountability and a sense of ownership of conservation objectives. We have taken this concept a step further, using community- based conservation principles in the planning, implementation and…